where to backpack March 20th? 2-3 days Southern Utah
Hi,
Myself and a friend are planning a backpacking trip in Southern Utah March 20th. We will likely do a 2 or 3 day trip, maybe 8-12 miles a day depending on terrain. We are both experienced backpackers, but my friend's not up for the technical stuff.
We're hoping for some beautiful canyons, wide open desert, and maybe some slots. Remoteness is a plus. A loop would be great, but not essential. I have an AWD Mazda tribute so some easy 4WD roads should be ok.
Does anyone have suggestions of trails/routes? Links to trail info, or trail names would be great so I can get some detailed research started.
*Alternative: I'm also slightly considering an easy 2-3 day river trip. Some rapids are ok, but my friend is only used to Missouri's float streams so it needs to be easy. Somewhere with primitive camping allowed most places along the river?
Thanks in advance!